‘Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy’ tells the story of a remarkable individual and her relationship with a remarkable institution NEW YORK — Belle da Costa Greene’s life was the equivalent ...

Greene was born Belle Marion Greener in Washington, D.C. in 1879. She was the daughter of a racial justice activist Richard T. Greener—the first Black graduate of Harvard College—and musician and ...

A new exhibition sheds light on Belle da Costa Greene, who built a world-class collection for the Morgan—against all odds. Belle da Costa Greene in the West Room of J. Pierpont Morgan’s Library (ca.

In 1924, J.P. Morgan Jr., known as Jack, opened his late father’s private collection to the public as the Pierpont Morgan ...

Untapped New York Members are invited to an exclusive, educator-led tour of The Morgan Library's newest exhibition, Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy, on view from October 25, 2024 through ...

J.P. Morgan was a titan in the finance industry — but he had an unlikely partner in his quest for rare books for his collection of treasures. Reporting for TODAY, NBC’s Laura Jarrett shares how ...

Known as the “soul of the Morgan,” Belle da Costa Greene established the Morgan Library & Museum’s collection and lived as a “passing” Black woman in the early 20th century. Belle da Costa Greene in ...

On March 27 at 3 p.m., the Friends welcome Dr. Daria Rose Foner, a 2011 Princeton alumna, who recently joined Sotheby’s New York after having served as the Research Associate to the Director at the ...

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A 1910 watercolor portrait of Belle da Costa Greene by Laura Coombs Hills. The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, gift of the Estate of Belle da Costa Greene. “Just Because I am a Librarian doesn’t ...

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